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theme for great cities
composers
Lyrics: Kerr
Music: Simple Minds
publisher
© EMI Music Publishing
background
Theme For Great Cities: it defined Balearic for a generation of clubbed out Ibiza party-goers, but they'd never really
knew it as Simple Minds; they knew it as a multitude of dance remixes by anonymous DJs.
Written by Mick, it was recorded at Farmyard Studios as a backing track, as everyone
probably assumed it would get vocals later. However, with the final mix underway at Regent's Park, the band ran out of time
and Jim cooly declared it would remain an instrumental. "I never imagined Theme For
Great Cities being an instrumental while Jim would say he always imagined it being an instrumental. But had
I known that it was going to be and borne that in mind, I'm sure I would've made it much more interesting, even though I think it's a classic" - Mick.
lyrics
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Instrumental
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discography
Album Version (5:50)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Engineer: Hugh Jones
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'91 Edit (4:33)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Moraes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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'91 (6:33)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Moraes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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Fila Brazilia Remix Edit (3:42)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Remixed by: Fila Brazilia
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Fila Brazilia Remix (5:01)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Remixed by: Fila Brazilia
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Fila Brazilia Mix 1 (5:37)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Remixed by: Fila Brazilia
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'98 Fluke's Atlantis Mix (5:36)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Remixed and additional production by Fluke
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Live Version (Graffiti Soul Tour 2009)
Recorded: Graffiti Soul Tour 2009
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videography
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